A TRUE ENTHUSIAST'S DUESENBERG SET TO BENEFIT MICHIGAN'S HILLSDALE COLLEGE AT RM SOTHEBY'S MOTOR CITY SALE
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Additional early highlights for RM's Motor City stage include: • a pair of Packard Twelve Coupe Roadsters, the marque's most prestigious 12-cylinder model, including a well-known 1933 model, chassis no. 901615, possibly the last 1933 Packard Twelve Coupe Roadster produced, finished in green with a complementing light green leather interior (Est. $400,000 - $475,000); and, a 1938 model, vehicle no. 1139-2021, fresh from a beautiful restoration and offered from nearly 25 years of single enthusiast ownership (Est. $250,000 - $300,000); and, • a noted and award-winning 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet, serial no. 2927648. With known history from new and its original chassis, engine, and body, the ACD Club Category One Certified Cord is offered from the estate of its third owner, beloved Kalamazoo businessman and enthusiast Wendell Gates II, who purchased the car as a junior high school student in 1946. Exhibited since 2013 in the CCCA Barn at the Gilmore Car Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this legendary L-29 is offered for the first time in seven decades (Est. $150,000 - $200,000). A longstanding summer tradition for collectors, RM Sotheby's Motor City sale has carved a reputation over the past two decades as one of the leading events honoring America's rich automotive history. As the official auction of the renowned Concours d'Elegance of America at St. John's, the sale will offer 80 blue-chip automobiles, led by important American classics, sports and muscle, with a selection of iconic and modern European sports cars complementing the domestic delegates. A frequently updated list of entries for the sale and further information on limited consignment opportunities is available at www.rmsothebys.com or by calling +1 519 352 4575. About RM Sotheby's RM Sotheby's (formerly RM Auctions) is the world's largest auction house for investment-quality automobiles. With 35 years' experience in the collector car industry, RM's vertically integrated range of services, from private treaty sales and auctions to estate planning, and financial services, coupled with an expert team of car specialists and an international footprint, provide an unsurpassed level of service to the global collector car market. As a company, RM Sotheby's has established numerous auction benchmarks, including the current record for the highest-grossing collector car auction of all time, with $172.9 million in sales at its 2015 Monterey event. In February 2015, RM formed a strategic partnership with Sotheby's, uniting the two companies for the full calendar of future automobile auctions. For further information, visit www.rmsothebys.com. About Hillsdale College Hillsdale College, founded in 1844, has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an educational outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 3.4 million.
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